the Virgin Mary

deity sky single tradition · 2

The Virgin Mary appears to Nicholas in his cell after Nicholas is imprisoned for slapping Arius. Along with Christ, she frees him from his chains and restores his vestments.

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When

First attested
0 CE
Attested period
325 – 1660
Historical notes
Appears in a legend first attested in the fourteenth century.

Relationships

allied with
Christ

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Sources

Source passages

“Nicholas is also imprisoned, but Christ and the Virgin Mary appear to him in his cell. He tells them he is imprisoned "for loving you,"”

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